Hall of Famer Greg Maddux Talks Pranks, Bonds, & More w/Dan Patrick | Full Interview | 1/17/19

[@chriscoulter6089]

I once hired Greg Maddux to paint my house, but he only painted the corners =(

[@Danillawafas]

You’ve told this joke on multiple videos and I respect you for it

[@crewmateo1232]

i guess im asking the wrong place but does anyone know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account..? I was stupid forgot the login password. I appreciate any tips you can offer me.

[@coltenbraxton4326]

@Crew Mateo instablaster :)

[@ryanziegler5433]

Mad respect

[@WOLFENCT]

Best pitcher of my lifetime

[@johnnyowens5276]

And if you add in the fact he never lost time due to injuries, he is as hof as any pitcher will ever be.

[@lawldep]

Pedro and maddux were in the league at the same time. One with the nastiest hard threwing stuff a human will ever see. And the other the best control that any human has ever had.

[@jeffreywilliams6386]

Him and Pedro were the most fun (and instructive) to watch, for me, too.

[@Bambino_60]

You must’ve not been born when Nolan Ryan pitched

[@jcearnhardt393]

@@Bambino_60 tru dat

[@bold3118]

Cy young won at least 15 games 15 years in a row, Maddux did it 17 times in a row. Not unanimous HOFer- eff that

[@RJN8580]

Exactly! 13 writers left him off their ballots

[@chriscarnage9467]

There was no unanimous HOFer until Mo Rivera was the first to do it. Theres a lot you could say should've been unanimous.

[@mamilx6607]

It’s BS because some writers thought nobody should get in unanimously since old-timers like Ruth, DiMaggio, Ted Williams didn’t, and withheld their votes. Has nothing to do with performance.

[@briansauer7086]

There are just some players who are just common sense HOFers. It's crazy that pitchers like him and even Nolan Ryan were not unanimous selections.

[@drbobperkins]

Bold 311 is say he was arguably among the 3 or 4 greatest all around baseball players of all time. 18 GG. He could hit and sacrifice. Never got on the DL. Just astounding talent. HUMBLE!

[@timothywayne3813]

Maddux was with the Padres late in his career. During that season the Padres were so bad at stealing bases that during one month the team had just one stolen base and that was by Maddux!

[@skippythealien9627]

LMAOOOOOOOOOO omfg that is the most hilarious fucking thing i've ever heard. Damn lol

[@user6008]

Someone once asked Greg Maddux his definition of the perfect start. His reply.......twenty-seven pitches.

[@leonardshevlin7260]

I think I saw Cubs starters taken out after 27 pitches and eight runs given up. 😅

[@zakattack467]

Both bonds and Gwynn were the best hitters of the era

[@BurnNotice2023]

Career Wins: Greg Maddux 355 Roger Clemens 354 Don't let Maddux kid you, he stuck around long enough to out win the steroid pitcher and I applaud him for it.

[@fast02gt]

If maddux had the run support that smotlz used to get he would have won 400 games.

[@claydavis9744]

Maddux is so humble in regard to his pitching against the best batters during his time. He has some extraordinary stat matchups (in his favor) against the marquee hitters in the 90's, early 20's

[@stingrey1571]

one of the must see pitchers of all time.

[@brentcline2109]

I faced Maddux in legion ball the summer after my freshman yr in college. He was throwing in the low 90's with movement. I think he was heading into his senior year of HS at Valley High. Anyways he was clearly the best pitcher I had ever faced. It was a real pleasure watching him become one of the greatest pitchers of all time. He seems to be humbled and grateful and appears to be such a class act.

[@deansapp4635]

Life long Orioles fan here since 1969. Greg was awesome

[@shanebush2751]

Easily one of the 5 greatest pictures ever. That's not even close to debatable. Saw him live many times and he'd already know how he was going to carve up the battery before batter would step into the box. Not really a physically opposing pitcher, but was one of the most cerebral players ever. It was like a surgeon carving batter's up. Like a artist creating a master piece every time. He was surgical and was fun watching batters walking away shaking their heads. He doesn't get the respect of mainstream fans that he deserved because he wasn't blowing people away. But ask most batters what is was like facing him and they say, we knew what was coming but usually had ni chance. He never wasted a pitch. I love the great strike out pitchers. But watching him was a treat. He deserves so much more recognition from typical fans.

[@levieastman403]

My favorite player of all time

[@JamesWatheist]

Maddux was amazing. In the era where so many of the good hitters were on steroids, AND so many of the pitchers were too. The fact that he has top tier numbers and he did it 100% clean...so many of the hitters he faces were on steroids...than can turn fly balls into home runs...AND his numbers vs other pitchers in his time period....he has similar numbers to Roger Clemens...a man who practically had a constant IV drip of steroids and HGH. Greg Maddux may be the best pitcher ever.

[@1972mrkleen]

I'm biased but he's my favorite

[@C.G91]

Lol you think all players need are steroids to hit home runs left and right,out of all the players that were using only a handful were hitting 40 to 50 plus home runs.Shows you need hand and eye coordination,pitch timing wayyy more important than you do power to hit baseball

[@JamesWatheist]

@@C.G91 lol ok? Players hit way more fly balls than home runs, if you turn 5% of would be fly balls into home runs, that's a big difference a huge impact on the game.

[@johnvannewhouse]

DAMN RIGHT

[@davidcheng88]

One of the GOAT and yet so humble and modest. Quality human being.

[@FreakishPower]

Eh. He's playing us. He always downplays via bullshit. "Aw shucks I'm just a guy" right. whatever.

[@Huffnutz17]

Best right handed pitcher of his generation.

[@krakenmetzger]

peak Pedro and pre-steroids Clemens were both better

[@euroamerican5189]

Pedro was never better. Clemens wasn't better til he was on the sauce

[@krakenmetzger]

@@euroamerican5189 Pedro has the best ERA+ of all time, like 30 points higher than Maddux. Efficiency metrics also say Pedro was better. After Maddux I think it's Clemens and Schilling. Pedro played in the toughest division in baseball. Maddux played in a division that had the post-94 Expos and the Marlins.

[@n00b-master84]

Enter a name here Maddux played five more seasons than Pedro. Five seasons which were horrendous and lowered al his stats by a tremendous amount. If you adjust Maddox’s playing years to just his first 18 seasons(the total amount Pedro played) he ends up having a lower era lower hr rate lower walk rate r/9 rate. He was just better. Not by a large margin but he was statistically better. He even had more war and war per game for fucks sake. There’s no argument you can make for Pedro being better than Maddie other than strikeouts and let’s be real. A strikeout is the same thing as a groundout.

[@mailorderdolphlundgrenseam9069]

Nolan Ryan and then Maddog

[@KvnDWr]

I loved Maddux as a kid... first time hearing one of his interviews. What a cool, humble guy. He's like the Barry Sanders of baseball... listening to him speak you'd think he was a run-of-the-mill pitcher, not one of the greatest pitchers of all time.

[@JustinCase-lj4mt]

Maddux, Smoltz, Avery, and my favorite Glavin. Best bullpen ever. I do miss 90s baseball

[@hichcoc]

Tom Glavine was my fave too.... Too bad he had to be a Met later on.... H~

[@FreakishPower]

Uhhh bullpen sucked, as did the offense. That's why they only have 1 to show. mark Wohlers was a heart attack on the mound. Loved Avery tho - too bad he couldn't keep it up.

[@MichaelBSteeleAviation]

Great interview. Maddux was my favorite player growing up. Loved watching him on the mound. His command was unbelievable it was soo good. My favorite pitch of his was the circle changeup.

[@shadoweditzfan]

The circle change was Tom Glavines bread and butter, not Maddux..

[@MichaelBSteeleAviation]

@@shadoweditzfan The circle change up was one of Maddux’s primary pitches. The other was the 2 Seamer. They worked off each other lol

[@hichcoc]

That was nasty....

[@FreakishPower]

The Maddux Pitch, a sinker thrown at a lefty''s armpit then cut over the plate was his best. So many called strike 3's on that one.

[@CADClicker]

@@shadoweditzfan they both threw it...

[@mas2913]

Legend, never gonna be another Greg Maddux

[@pfaessel1]

My favorite pitcher! A pure joy to watch.

[@fredball8240]

1998 All -Star game. First inning jam bases loaded and pitches his way out of it. No runs scored facing at least four HoFers. Outside of his 1996 Gm2 WS outing vs the Yankees, this was the most impressive pitching I've ever seen.

[@norrispg6085]

best ability to locate a ball of any pitcher I've ever seen

[@mailorderdolphlundgrenseam9069]

I know....I went to college in 2000. I patterned my game after his. A starter with a low 90 4 seam any corner i wanted. A two seam at 95 that jumped a righty out of the box. I hurt myself with a sinking slider. Wish I wouldve stuck to my fastballs and learned a change up.

[@brianconnelly1238]

The greatest pitcher I ever saw... PERIOD! The dude can throw the ball into a t-cup from the pitchers mound, that's how great Greg Maddux was

[@robertkitchens6341]

Must not of watched Pedro

[@mikehouston9455]

Maddux was an artist on the mound. Best pitcher that I've ever seen.

[@sergeantwarden471]

I put him right up there with Steve Carlton and Tom Seaver. That's good company.

[@dancollins8296]

I put him above both of them.

[@charlesgreen8703]

I’ll never forget when Maddux threw a complete game against The Cubs on only 76 pitches{of which only 13 were balls)…Greatest Pitcher I’ve ever seen…he was just awesome…

[@jayxfour2153]

It was actually 78 pitches, but either way is still amazing.

[@fast02gt]

The game was like an hour and 5 mins lol

[@Goldie_Hawn_Solo]

I hear Cy Young is up for this years Greg Maddux award.

[@joebarr725]

Tony Gwynn was 39-for-91 against Maddux (.429) with zero strikeouts. My favorite Maddux prank was when he bet one of his teammates that he could get Bobby Cox thrown out of the game. Then he spent the game making comments about the plate umpire's mistakes within Cox's earshot. So, in the later innings, Cox did indeed get ejected for arguing balls and strikes too vehemently.

[@ReverendBenzo]

I went to a Braves vs. Cubs game back in 1988. I didn't realize until 30 years later when I looked it up, that Maddux pitched a 3 hit shut out that game.

[@nicknick-sm1vh]

great interview

[@DrLove-cy4np]

I don't care what the old-timers say, Maddux is the best ever.

[@davidw5441]

The coolest pitcher that was really enjoyable to watch.

[@jude999]

There was a period in his career--maybe 4 or 5 years--where I remember ground ball outs being automatic, 1, 2, 3.

[@michaelluna1968]

nice series of questioning... reflects both personalities in an intelligent collective way.

[@Dlogreen]

the chuckle after the "silent Scumbag" question..... he all but confirmed it.

[@edwardklintworth2004]

Genius

[@dadll1090]

ATLANTA was Fortunate to have such a GREAT PITCHER AND TEAMATE!

[@leonardshevlin7260]

I liked him so much when he was a Cub that I rooted for him throughout his years with Atlanta.

[@fernandopineda1589]

I couldn't believe the Cubs traded him. What a steal!

[@skippythealien9627]

@@fernandopineda1589 The Cubs didn't trade him, they let Maddux walk in free agency because the management at the time were cheap bastards. it's one of the greatest mistakes that organization ever made. They basically said try getting a better contract from another team and Maddux signed a deal with the Braves.

[@fernandopineda1589]

@@skippythealien9627 Still, traded or free agency, it was a steal. I'm surprised other teams did not bid higher than the Braves.

[@jonmcclane7433]

I love Greg Maddux, “the Professor” You know..

[@jeremyc2445]

He used to do his side work from the stretch a lot because the most important pitches occur with runners on base

[@SupermanHopkins]

🐐

[@gripken08]

I wish Maddux would talk about his Fastball more. His mediocre fastball velocity was combined with ELITE two seam movement. I want to know how he got that movement with his arm angle.

[@MalikEmmanuel]

you could try to reach out to him for mentorship.

[@williamupchurch2568]

The most humble "Killer" in Sports history!! He owned the mound!!

[@Galantski]

I like how he said that the one good thing about someone hitting a tape measure home run against him as opposed to one that he wasn't sure if the ball was even going to go over the fence was that unlike the latter, he didn't need to worry about all the fuss about getting off the mound to back up the third baseman. It's like he'd hear the special sound made when a power hitter gets every bit of the pitch, and just motion to the plate umpire for another ball.😄

[@dank.6942]

Greatest pitcher since Bob Gibson and it's not even close. Look at the number of batters faced and the number of 3-0 counts they faced.

[@MrJking065]

Greg Madux and Tommy Glavin were experts and getting the strike zone expanded.They had to have a good catcher to cath the ball right.But that cather would move the glove more and more to the outside to get the Ump to call a strike.

[@videoluvr4204]

Eddie Perez was Maddux's assigned catcher with the Braves

[@HomeStudioBasics]

Lmao 5:24 - Star Struck

[@Darbobski]

Why isn't Maddux announcing? Well spoken dude.

[@krakenmetzger]

You know...

[@jcman240]

You know you know

[@euroamerican5189]

Doesn't need the money. Doesn't need the fame.

[@freddycalipari4242]

Euro American most don’t do it for money..just gotta get away from their families 😂

[@michaelfischer5905]

Because he says "You know" too often.

[@milt6208]

Greg Maddox today would do just fine don't kid yourself. Not only was he one if the greatest pitchers, he probably was the greatest fielding pitcher and he could hit much better that the average hitting pitcher. (The DL is foo foo baseball and it takes away from the game.) All the way from Valley High School to his retirement, the guy was fun and a killer on the mound. He would be very good.

[@isaacshaver6218]

True gentleman, Greg is.

[@user-gc9qk7fo1w]

1:59 Greg Maddux: "I wasn't really worried about giving up singles and stuff" Also Greg Maddux: 1995 - 2.26 FIP, 0.811 WHIP

[@Elmo_Fuddleputt]

The only MLB game I attended was in Ozzie Smith's last game in Atlanta with Greg Maddux starting. I was so jacked up! As luck would have it, it turned out to be only 1 1/2 hours long. Maddux pitched a 3 hit shutout. I didn't even have time for my beer to get warm.

[@FreakishPower]

I have Maddux (and Chipper, Glavine, Pedro, Ryan and Smoltzy) on my wall. O. is my next. Loved that mofo

[@henryvaldez8656]

Greg Maddux new name You know 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@brandongillette6463]

Maddux is 10th all time on the strikeouts list. He had swing-and-miss stuff.

[@andrewhoyle1521]

He wasn't going to have a 20 k's in a game, and although not that kind of pitcher ur absolutely 1000% right. He got strikeouts quite a bit

[@sTEVAL570]

My dad told me in the early 2000’s that Maddux was a hall of famer, without a doubt. Control, hitting his spot, and not trying to be randy Johnson and blow it by people. Remember he barely hit the 90’s but pitched right thru the heart of the steroid era. Tells you that it’s location, location, location!

[@novaWRX]

Steval204 Agree w your pops completely, Maddux showed a dominant pitcher doesn’t need to rely on heat, but I don’t think it means we should discount the Randy Johnsons or Nolan Ryans for relying on their strengths

[@jigafox]

Your dad is correct. I watched him in his prime on a regular basis. He had more skill than any pitcher I’ve ever seen. He did not have blazing speed, which made his skill that much more incredible

[@mailorderdolphlundgrenseam9069]

Yes...yes...and yes. Learn how to locate your four seam. Then grip a two seam...it should run back in on a right handed batter. Then please try to perfect a change up. I lost my playing days by jacking around with a slider/sinker ( or post Kerry Wood a slurve.......it was a knock out strike 3 I never needed) Be smart and love the game.

[@ImmaWright]

Best pitcher I ever seen pitch, I'm 50.

[@JH-lu9lx]

One of my favorite all time Cubs.

[@joeferguson2606]

Amen

[@krakenmetzger]

That's like saying your favorite Laker is Karl Malone

[@dodgechallenger2116]

Montana was the greatest Chief qb.

[@tylerbarnette3761]

He won a Cy Young with the Cubs, not quite Karl Malone with the Lakers.

[@MichaelBSteeleAviation]

Tyler Barnette But most of his success comes from when he was in Atlanta.

[@biggs555666]

No doubt best pitcher of the modern era. It’s not even close

[@1981lashlarue]

Agreed. I know a lot of people say Pedro Martinez but I'd pick Maddux over Pedro any day. I don't even have to think about it.

[@dinglbarry1275]

I'm just dying to know what pranks Maddux partook in over his career. Screw the infinite pitching questions we can ask him, lets drill him on clubhouse pranks and if he doesn't really have any, lets keep drilling him on it and force him to come up with something. I can't wait

[@markpatterson2507]

Smoltz will be crushing it past any LPGA player....Maddux too!

[@Purplexity-ww8nb]

Simply the best ... I enjoyed watching Maddux climb the fence on opposite corners of the plate, changing speeds, baffling one hitter after another. Avery, Smoltz, Glavine and Maddux ... the best rotation in the history of baseball.

[@willkittwk]

And the Braves had great position players Chipper, Mcgriff, Ron Gant, Andrew Jones, Javy Lopez and they only managed one World Series Ring. That part was disappointing but better one than none.

[@fernandopineda1589]

And what about the 1971 Orioles pitching staff, 4 twenty game winners, that's unheard of.

[@Purplexity-ww8nb]

@@fernandopineda1589 Yes, they were truly great. Let's see ... Palmer, Cuellar, McNally and ... damn it ... can't remember the other.

[@averagejoe8849]

This man looked like a straight up accountant or something when you looked at him. But make no mistake he was a cold blooded killer out there on that mound.

[@seankane9279]

A complete game with less than 100 pitches should be called "A Maddux".

[@ramongonzalez2112]

Maddux and Greinke have similarities. Both had great four year runs, and both enigmatic.😏

[@aspe7187]

Greinke isn't on par with Maddux.

[@racefan601]

Just noticed an Oklahoma City Redhawks logo on the wall behind Patrick's desk

[@shauncasey8295]

The Cubs letting him go to Atlanta for a difference of $500,000 early in his career is one of the all time biggest blunders in sports. Although it worked out better for him.

[@urex1717]

For the youngsters in the crowd who are cognizant of how often he says 'ya know', he was right there in that time period when everyone did, much like you say 'like' all the time. Yes, it is annoying enough to turn off the video but maybe you can learn something from it and stop saying 'like' all the time.

[@oatechaosincycles]

Greg is in my Mt Rushmore of favorite players. Sure is hard to get a story out of him though.

[@fredapeeples6619]

The best. You know?

[@thejoshpresle]

"You don't have to drive fast to get to where you're going."

[@ShunyamNiketana]

"You don't need a weathervane...."

[@bbjj2867]

Greg one of the best pitchers ever, however I thought Glavin was better in the post season

[@johnvannewhouse]

I freaking LOVE Maddux....but this EFFING GUY...for someone that could be considered the best pitcher that ever LIVED (HIS personal heroes - Seaver, Gibson and Koufax NEVER had to face steroided monsters like Bonds!) this dude is as humble as humble can be!! JESUS!! I knew he was soft-spoken, but DAYUMMMMMMMMM.......

[@ToddieBender]

The guy couldn’t throw a ball straight if he tried. A++ movement

[@mailorderdolphlundgrenseam9069]

Yes sir. Thats the magic of Maddux. I grew up as a mid to hard thrower. My 4seam(90) was on point wherever she needed to be. My 2 seam ran 4 inches into the righty at 92 both with accuracy. My downfall came when by chance when I was messing around with a slider/sinker. It was not fair to the hitter but the damage done to my arm was life altering. So. .....teach your sons to throw lefty

[@riverbandit58]

Dan Patrick asks some good and bad questions in this interview.

[@dodgechallenger2116]

No, just bad unfortunately.

[@georgiadawg9064]

18 gold gloves as a pitcher! Unreal

[@birch5757]

He was a unicorn. We will probably never see another Maddox.

[@yehudahamer1655]

How many times does Greg says "you know" ?

[@ShaunHensley]

That Atlanta bullpen hot dog

[@matsalvatore9074]

I don't remember Maddux out of a braves uni.

[@jaylew889]

I totally agree with Dan. The hall of fame needs floors/levels. The third floor has Ruth, Willie, Ryan, T. Williams, ect ect. And each floor down has inductees who belong but not at the level as others. And either in the basement or first floor you have the Tommy John's (though he did tech have some good stats, but I mean because of the surgery) and players with asterisks

[@99bimmer]

Greg Maddux: " I didn't really have swing and miss stuff" Also Greg Maddux: Has 3371 career K's

[@dougmolt4990]

Easily the class act of baseball. One of the few who was more interested in the game than the money.

[@AntonioCostaRealEstate]

You know, you know, you know .....you know.

[@millypoo7713]

Not everyone is a great public speaker man... but Maddux did win 355 games, is in the HOF, and made over $150 Million in his career... and you didn't. 😆

[@adamdavis2760]

@@millypoo7713 tell your dad everyone is sorry for picking on the way he talks

[@millypoo7713]

@@adamdavis2760 Tell your Mom that I don't care... and I know Maddux doesn't either 😆

[@11dra1]

I respect Maddux even though he beat our 95’ Indians team.

[@frankdaniels2292]

Says ya know 100 times when in college the first thing professors do is point out how many times you say it when you give a pitch

[@miro11912]

💀💀

[@Goldie_Hawn_Solo]

Most College Professors are straight up idiots. Get your money back.

[@PHender864]

You know...you know...you know...you know...

[@TempeSoldier123]

In his prime, this guy was nasty.

[@mailorderdolphlundgrenseam9069]

Yes, he had a nasty two seamer and a 4 seam that could hit any of the 4 corners.

[@OlJackBurton]

Nasty throwing in the 80s...

[@TempeSoldier123]

ol jack burton and throwing 1 hitters too. Forgot about that, huh?

[@OlJackBurton]

​@@TempeSoldier123 Maddux never threw a no hitter or a complete game/shutout 1 hitter. The one time he pitched a one hitter it was 8 innings and went to the closer. He has two complete game 2 hitters on his record and a 3 hit, no walk, 10 inning shutout. I'm not saying he wasn't impressive or nasty. By his own admission, he didn't have swing and miss stuff or any type of heat. He was all guts and guile, knowing exactly where to get his outs, with supreme command of what he did have in his prime, and the most innocuous looking nasty pitcher there was...

[@TempeSoldier123]

ol jack burton yeah, he’s a real bum: 8× All-Star (1988, 1992, 1994-1998, 2000) World Series champion (1995) 4× NL Cy Young Award (1992-1995) 18× Gold Glove Award (1990-2002, 2004-2008) 3× MLB wins leader (1992, 1994, 1995) 4× MLB ERA leader (1993-1995, 1998) Chicago Cubs No. 31 retired Atlanta Braves No. 31 retired Braves Hall of Fame

[@frankdaniels2292]

Speech

[@johnatspray]

You know, this guy is a legend, you know, but you know he says you know a lot you know.

[@CADClicker]

All this time later are you, you know, proud of this joke

[@Iwbenny]

The professor

[@ToddieBender]

4 likes by the rest of the braves staff.

[@josh4106]

rip tony gywnn

[@scottcoachlife5443]

You know?

[@millypoo7713]

We all know he won 355 games, is in the HOF, made over $150 Million in his career... and you didn't. 😆

[@miro11912]

@@millypoo7713 you didn't either...

[@adamdavis2760]

@@miro11912 it's obviously his dad why else would anybody get so butt hurt and defend every single time to everybody who brings it up in the comment section... either that or he has no life, you know?

[@tomdelia]

How about technical questions like the pitches he liked to throw and his strategy 😡

[@ThekiBoran]

Maddux ain't lying about nasty clubhouse pranks. Word has it he wiped his butt on a rookie's t-shirt and put it back in the kid's locker. That's beyond nasty.

[@miro11912]

💀💀

[@LiberalsAreTrash]

And no steroids either.

[@thomasblackwell462]

Always looked like he threw a screwball. Started it at a left handed hitter's thigh as it broke over the inside of the plate.

[@markdominick3511]

Hands down my pitcher of all time. The guy could paint better than Van Gogh.

[@freddycalipari4242]

All this talk about the roid era..right now we have juiced balls and smaller stadiums. It’s just as tough now for pitchers